Sule Rimi
- Acting
- Nigeria
Biography
Sule Rimi – Nigerian-British actor, born April 9 in Nigeria, raised in England. Originally studied law before training in theatre at the University of Glamorgan. He worked as a DJ and bartender in Cardiff while building his acting career, with his stage career taking off after marquee revivals of Lynn Nottage's Sweat (Donmar Warehouse) and Arthur Miller's All My Sons (National Theatre, 2019, opposite Sally Field and Bill Pullman). His most notable television roles include Lieutenant Gorn in Star Wars: Andor (2022), Paul Pullman in The Day of the Jackal (2024), Councilor Tarisk in Foundation (2021, 2025), Dr. Busasa in Black Earth Rising (2018), Gabe Gardner in Classified (2023), Captain Knox in The English (2022), and DS Keane in Unforgotten (2015). He has also appeared in Doctor Who (2025), Death in Paradise, Strike Back, Manhunt, and Casualty.
Known for
Filmography
- Something Pointless · Headmaster
- Bury Your Gays · Kelly's Dad
- To Love a Narcissist · Luca
- The Day of the Jackal · Paul Pullman
- The One That Got Away · Alex Hinton
- Doctor Who · Omo Esosa
- The After · Stewart
- Classified · Gabe Gardner
- Stillness
- A Warrior's Dance · Baba
- The English · Captain Knox
- National Theatre Live: Blues for an Alabama Sky · Sam Thomas
- The Body in the Bag · Self
- Andor · Lieutenant Gorn
- Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look · Lieutenant Gorn (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Nan Movie · Daniel
- Bloodshore · Eugene Christoph
- ear for eye · UK Dad
- Jackdaw · Vagabond
- Foundation · Councilor Tarisk
- Grace · Stephen Wolfe
- Ashens and the Polybius Heist · Dennis Brilliance
- Pink Wall · Scott
- National Theatre Live: Three Sisters · Onyinyechukwu
- National Theatre Live: All My Sons · Dr. Jim Bayliss
- Manhunt · Neville Hylton
- Black Earth Rising · Dr. Busasa
- National Theatre Live: Barber Shop Chronicles · Elnathan / Benjamin / Dwain
- Amy and Sophia · Ben
- Francis
- The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box · Chef
- Silent Night, Bloody Night: The Homecoming · Ben
- Ashens and the Quest for the Gamechild · Chef Brilliance
- DNN · Henry Smart
- The Machine · Dr. Giwa-Amu
- Night of the Living Dead: Resurrection · Ben
- Elfie Hopkins: Cannibal Hunter · Constable Kelly
- Little Munchkin · Mr. Sumner
- Panic Button · Militia Executioner
- Colonial Gods · Lead Construction Dude
- Mistresses · Jeweller
- Starter for 10 · Marcus
- The Story of Tracy Beaker · Mr. Byron